{"product_id":"dark-renaissance","title":"Dark Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoor boy. Dark star. Spy. Transgressor. Genius. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the thrilling life-story of Christopher Marlowe: Shakespeare's greatest rival and inspiration, the writer who transformed art and culture in England forever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dazzling account of a dazzling life'\u003c\/b\u003e STEPHEN FRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e’Sparkling, addictive reading' \u003c\/b\u003eMAGGIE O'FARRELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As evocative as any novel' \u003c\/b\u003ePHILIPPA GREGORY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unforgettable literary biographical tour de force'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn brutally repressive Elizabethan London, artists are frightened; foreigners are suspect; crowds revel in animal fights and public executions. Into this crude world comes an ambitious boy whose uncanny ear for poetry and radical streak would transform England forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Christopher Marlowe. A cobbler’s son from Canterbury, by the time of his murder in 1593 Marlowe is the most celebrated playwright of his time, setting the stage for an explosion of artistic creativity. Written by one of our greatest writers on the Elizabeth era, \u003ci\u003eDark Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e tells Marlowe’s story: a dramatic tale of daring, scandal and tragedy which reveals Marlowe to be a blazing talent who helped break England out of the cultural darkness and into the light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** AN \u003ci\u003eECONOMIST, DAILY EXPRESS \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 **\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrific ... As propulsive as any spy novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Riveting'\u003c\/b\u003e BEN ELTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e JAMES SHAPIRO\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54520505696600,"sku":"9781847927132","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781847927132_943ae951-9f49-458c-8c5c-9b3ab4b10771.jpg?v=1780407970","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dark-renaissance","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}